Firefox's AI Switch Is Off. Telemetry Isn't

My Wireshark test of Firefox 148 showed that its AI kill switch disables generative features, but leaves telemetry and advertising untouched. Six months…
22 points by speckx 50 days ago marius.blog 7 comments

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Firefox’s recent update disables its AI features, but continues to collect user data through telemetry and advertising. This raises questions about user privacy and the effectiveness of the AI kill switch.

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